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Expense Process Modeling, Process Improvement, and ERP Implementation
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Check
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Internet Internet
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Prepare Prepare
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Report Report
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FIGURE 7-12 Splitting and consolidating paths

The basic EPC diagram can be augmented with additional information. In EPC
terminology, this additional information is called a data element. For example, Figure 7-13
shows the first part of an EPC diagram for the Fitter expense-reporting process; the
diagram also shows data elements (“Unapproved multicopy expense report”) and
organizational elements (“Salesperson,”“Sales manager”). The additional elements allow

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